So, it used to be that if I got a patch with a module I didn’t have, Rack would still open the patch but without the missing module. Now, when I try to open a patch with a missing module, Rack will tell me what is missing and help me locate it in the library (great), but won’t open the patch if I don’t add the module.
Why is this a problem? Because some of the missing modules are paid, and I am on very limited income. I’m happy to buy a module now and then, and do, but I can’t do that all the time.
Is there a workaround? I’m not understanding what’s changed.
What’s the OS and Rack version? If I delete my modules; try to open a patch with them and click “No”, the rest of the patch loads fine using Windows and Rack 2.6.0. I also tested that with Rack 2.5.2.
I get this when opening patch2.vcv from VCV Rack 2.6.0
select “No” - and the patch opens - without the modules you haven’t licensed - and cable connections to them are not there.
Would be really cool, if rack opened thepatch WITH the modules, but they were forced disabled if you didn’t buy them. that way,the cable connections would be ok. Would be easier to substitute with another free or premium module…
Perhaps something @vortico will put in an Idea bank.
Thanks for trying that out. So that’s what USED to happen when I’d open a patch with a missing file, but now, when I click “No” the whole program just crashes and shuts down. Maybe I need to uninstall/reinstall. It sounds like the issue is just me/my system, not a change in how the program works. Helpful.
Interesting… that one patch does crash my Rack as well, both 2.6.0 and 2.5.2.
Looking at the log, it’s a really old patch, and it apparently crashes when trying to load “Ringo”… that module won’t show in the browser, and its picture is wrong in the VCV Library:
My guess is the problem is not the patch, Rack or your system: it’s that particular module.
Oh. GTK. So…is it possible to go into an editor and remove that module from the patch? I seem to recall doing this years ago, but that may have been VCV 1.0. These files, however, are not txt.
There are probably other threads discussing this that I could probably look into Ah, the endless Rabbit Holes…
It’s a bit convoluted; but here’s one option (without having to write your own patch reader): temporarily remove the Sonus Dept. plugins with Rack closed; open Rack; open the patch; save it; close Rack; restore the Sonus Dept. plugins; patch can now be opened.
A ring modulator with similar possibilities can be found in Sanguine Mutants, the Incurvationes modules; also in Audible Instruments’ Warps, and probably others.
Ah, the endless Rabbit Holes…